Whimsical notes from a past Washington Post page
A collage of humorous lines and references including Goloid, Mrs Oakman, Lord family churchgoers, and comments on milk surpluses, cheap Valentines, barber wages, and a joke about Tom Collins. The fragment hints at era gossip and local tidbits without a single cohesive event.
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Boston
Halifax
Cavin Passage
Europe
J. J. Farmer
New England
W. B. Clark
Washington Street
International
St. Andrews
Shediac
Newcastle
Bathurst
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Digby
Annapolis
Kentville
Windsor
Truro
Pictou
New Glasgow
N.S
W.H. Kilby
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Kneeland
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Taily
Fall River
Old Colony
Newport
Old State House
Washington
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L. H. Palmer
J. R. Kendrick
Northern & Concord
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Lowell
Boston and
Maine
White River Junction
Montpelier
Burlington
Rouse’s Point
Montreal
Ogdensburg
St Johnsbury
Littleton
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Bristol
Hillsworo
Claremont
N. W
Todd
Concord Hallhoad
Manchester
Concord
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H. BR. Chamberlin
Ee Ae Boshire Hailhoad
Fitchburg R. R
Causeway Street
Winchendon
East Jairey
Peterboro
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Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Saratoga
St. Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburgh
Central
Vermont
Conn
Pass Rivers R. RR
Cheshire R. R
Conn & Pass Rivers
Keene, N
HM. R. Stewart
Central Vermont
Toronto
Detroit
Omce
Chicago
Westinghouse
Itchburg
General Agency
Central Vermont Railroad
Cor. Milk
L. Millis
J. W. Hobart
Albans
OLD Colony Railroad
New Bedford
Taunton
Pairhaven
Fall Sliver
Bridgewalter
Sam
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Bridgewater
Brockton
Plymouth
Abindon
Duxbury
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Conmasset
Hing Tram
Quincy
Harrison Square
Martha’s Vineyard
Nantucket
Mio Oa. M
Milton Lower Mills
Neponset
South Braintree and
Way
Milton, Mattapan and
Shawmut
Providence
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Shore Line
Stonmadton Line
Pawtucket
Bodgeville
Hebronville
Attleboro
North Attleboro
Sharon
Canton
Headwille
Elyete Park
Alt. Hope
Clarendon E Wills
Forest Hills
Jamaica Plain
Boylston Street
Hoxbury
Dedham
Spring Street
West Rexbury
Hillands
New Medford
Oak Bluffs
A. A. Folsom
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North
Greenfield
Lyndeboro
Het
Cashua
Tyngsboro
N. Chelmsford
Mleachery
Billerica
Lawrence
Rewicks
Bury
Bet
Wilmington
Walnut Hill
Stoneham
Woburn
Winchester
West Medford
Collezwe Atill
Somerville
Winter Hill
Mass
Lexington
Arlington
Northern Depot
Bowell
Washuta
Nashua
Bost
Tnechester
SPM
WM. M. Parker
BosTonw
Albany
Siroad
Beach Street
Lincoln Streets
Chatham
Pittsfield
Chester
Springfield
Worcester
T Lu
Mlbury
Rektr
Giraftom
Rey
Westboro
Southville
Cordaville
Famed
South Framingham
Milford
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Grantville
Fatisana Pine Grove
West Neweton
Newton
Chile
Newetoaa
Faneuil
Brighton
Alstom
Cottage Farm
Brookline
W. Div
Buffalo
A! A
Co. O. Russell
W. H. Barnes
Fitchburg Railroad
Odean
Troy
Schenectady
Hoosacunnel
Wagner
N. Y
Range
Charlemont
Hoosac Tunnel
Turner’s Falls
Athol
North Adams
Brattleboro
Cheshire HK. B
Worcester & Nashua Hallilroad
Nashua, Acton & Oston Railroad
Framingham & Lowell Railroad
Fitchburg
Geoeminster
Shirley
Green- Wille and Townsend
Audson
Con Cord
Belmont and
Waverley
Ym. Het
Watertown
Union Market and Bite Auburn
Cambridge
Guenald Asst
C. J. Rexywood
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad
Lynn
Winthrop Junction
West Lynn
Beachmont
Pavilion
Clinton, Fitch
Burg and
NEW Bedford “Railroad
Framingham
Kay
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchboro
Berlin
West Berlin
Bolton
Pratt's Junction
Qak Brinfis
S. A. Webber
Sup’t
Jazzly H. Hyde
Gen
Ouebec
Sherbrooke
Acton
ST. Hyacinthe
Canada
Boston Air Line
Passumpsic
WEA
N. J. Plains
Boston & Lowell
R. R. Digpot
Causeway St
St. Johnsbury
Quebec
Boston Ofice
Washington St
H. E. Folsom
Supi
WW. Raymond
Eastern Railroad Company
Pullman
St. John
the Provinces
Tp.m
Portland
Halifax, &c
Bangor
Waterville
Skowhegan
Farmington, &c
Aue Pasta
Montreal and Grand Trunk Railway
Saco
Biddeford
Fabyan’s
Crawford’s
No. Conway
Elfbere
Rochester
Great Falls
Dover
Portsmouth
North Hampton
Iye Beach
Eer
Boar's Head
Mesbury
Newburyport
Wenham
Rockport
Gloucester
Magnolia
Beverly Farms
Salem
Rmfarblehead
Swampscott Ranch
Swampscott
Bayram
Chelsea
Beverett
Malden and
Saugus
U. Bangor
Augusta
Lewistoun
M. Saco
R.u. Biddeford
P.M. Fabyan’s
North Conway
Wolfboro
Hampton
P.M. Apenhy
Danvers
Beverly
A. M
Arblehead
Bayam
cVia Sangas
A. P. Rockwell
British & North American
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
IO FM
Cork Harbor
Siberia
Cunard
Parthia
Great Britain and Ireland
State Street
James Alexander
Bac
Pembroke
Minnesota
Cabin Pass
Steerage
Ec Anopass
Banjava
Varren & CO
Leyland Line OF Steams
Istrian
Hohemian
IBERL
Ian
Steamships
Pew City OF
Valpahaiso
Hooper
J. Henry Sears & CO
White Star Line
U.S
Royal Mail
GC. L. Bartlett & CO
Broad St
Glasgow
London
Szvteen
States of Georgia
MAGEE
Cunard Line
Anchor Line
Guion Line
Calee
Anyia
J.J. Shana
WAW
J. W. Lawrence & Co
Broad Street
Savannah
Great Southern
Central Railroad
Georgia
Atlantic & Gulf and
Florida
Carbole
Alabama
Jacksonville
Beaufort
WM. H
O. G. Pearson
Charleston
South Carolina
Mississippi
Tennessee
Stonington
Neptune
Metropolitan Steamship Co
Ca. R. R
3.C
A. D. WW. Sampson
N. E
Norfolk, Baltimore and Washington Steamship Line
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
WM. Crane
WM. Lawrence
George Appold
Norfolk and Lattimore
Norfolk
Alexandria
Lady of the Lake
Petersburg
Richmond
Tenn. R
M. W. Davison
K. Sampson
Central Wharf
Philadelphia
Steamship Line
Saxon
Long Wharf
ARLES
Philadelpha
Savannan
West
KE. B. Sampson
Tf N
New Orleans
Cromwell Line
Dearborn
North River
New Saturday
York
Mobile
H. Adams
Mallory Lines
Texas
Ant. Nickerson
Les
Galveston
Key West
East River
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Dallas
Lines
CLYDE
Old Colony R. R
Sig
D. PD. C. Mien
Shoe Tip CO
Devonshire St
Bos Osto
California
San Francisco
Richardson, Hill & CO
Hinchandson, Hill & CO
Bankers
Waterstreet
Lon N
Belfast
Illinois
Iowa
John Jeffries & Sons, Fell&stuthly
Devonshire Street
Francis A. Hall
Post Office Square
Munroe & CO
Paris
Foote & French
Congress Street
Congress Square
Cossler
Pearl Street
International Bank OF
Hamburg
Joh. Berenbergz, Gossler & Co
Amsterdam
Frankfort
Basle
U& Tutt
Boston and Maine Railroad
Eastport
Calais
Int. S
Rockland
Castine
Deer Isle
West and
Sar Harbors
Mt. Desert
Camden
Searsport
Star
Andidrx
Kennebunk
Old Orchard Beach
Kiaverhill
Pareat Falls
Bixeter
Exeter
Merrimac
Hloverlhill
Georgetown
Andover
Worth Lawrence
South Lawrence
Amedover
Jowell
Wakefield
Upper Depot
Centre Depot
Swanfield
Lynnfield
Haverhill
Melrose
Malden
Medford
gExcept
Ana
Lawerence
SND
Jody
State St
Hilley
Great Britain
France
Ither
United States
BR. H. Eddy
Eddy
Chas. Mason
Patents
Patent Office
Edmund Burke
R. H. Eddy
Optie P&Ép
George Draper
COAL
L. G. Burnham & CO
Ince Hall
Charles Street
East Chester Park
Bridge Street
East Cambridge
Lackawanna
Paeee Mae
Kilby St
Mt. Washington Av
Old City
Joseph F. Dean
Treas
Bf Street
Temple
Washington Place
West Street
Pepi
Ee House
Hallett & Cumston’s
Emerson
Aaron BR. Gay & CO
Gorham Rogers & CO
Dundee
Federal Street
Baekdeer
Adamson & CO
Milk Street
Cp F
Commercial St
Chatham St
Epply
Canal Street
D. Cook & Son
Cambridgeport Diary Company Stationers
Peak Bros
Torn Peate
Boston Scientific Refrigerator Co
Albany Street
Tremont Row
Friend St. Eopsm
Linder & Hamblen
Milk
Bosilon
C. J. Peters & Sow
Peirce
G. A. Peirce
StuThim
Chapman & Shailer
States
Bexsttorten
SI. Stuthin
Federal ST
Newpease York
H. M. Whitney
Stonengeon
Boston and Providence
Narragansett
Washington, Corner State Street
Boston & Providence R. R
J.W. Richardson
Fred. P. Barnes
Lewiston
India
Sorelock
Grand ‘Trunk
Maine Central
Knox and
Lincoln
Portland and
WM. Weeks
Foot India Wharf
Bangor and
Machias Steamboat Company
Penobscot
Machas
Astern
Maine R. R
Vortland
City OF
Machias
Bucksport
J. W. Richardson
Bockland
Winterport
Hampden
W. R. Roix
West Foster's Wharf
Haseltine
Foster
Woodhouse & Co
Sicily
D. H. Tully & Co
J. Fi
J. H.C
Milton J. Hardy & CO
Louisville
Central ST
Jas
Avon Street
Joseph Parks
Tremont Street
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Canal St
Panawa
Central America
Pacific
South America
Mexico
Oregon
Washington Territory
British Columbia
Cal
Victoria
Tacoma
Olympia
Japan
China Line
Yokohama
Hong Kong
China
British India
Sandwich Islands
New Zealand
Australia
Honolulu
Auckland
Sydney
New Zeaand
C. L. Bartlett & CO
Bowling Green
Public Printer
Government Printing Office
MO. D
Defrers
Washington, D. C
Inter Street
P. Diamond
it&Stust
C. W. Calkins
M. D
Pleasant Street
TuThSly
Harrison Avenue
Corporation
Connecticut
Passumplic
Cae
Lovering
Merchants’ Exchange
Copties
York Manufacturing Company
Water Street
William G. Saltonstall
Boston and Albany Railroad Company
Beach and
Albany Streets
J. A. Rumbill
Tfels Fet
LA Normandi
Estabrook & Eaton
Commercial Street
M. Stachelberg & CO
Copartnerships
Walter Lloyd Jeffries
William A. Jeffries
John Jeffries & Sons
John Jeffries
Peke & Fabens
C. D. Brooks
Humphry Pike, Jr
Augustus J. Fabens
Arthur H. Loring
John M. B. Reynolds
Suffolk
Charles E. Loring
Ashland
Middlesex
John P. Robinson
Said
Lorings & Reynolds
Arthur Jr. Loring
Arthur H., Loring
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk, Is
Geo. H. Quincy
Justice of the Peace
Nowealth
Massachusetts
Jal Tuén
Henry J. Coolidge
Commonwealth
John M. French
John H. Coffin
Edward Dana
Woodstock
County of Windsor
State of
French & Coffin
Dana
Owealth
Sudolk
Joan N. Coffin
Augustus Page
Henry B. Peirce
Rogers & CO
Crockery Importers
North Carolina
W. Cushing
Doane Street
OHN
Jefferies & S
Mortg Ves
Vicinity
Tel
Commonwealth Hotel
Clark’s
Foster's Wharf
Insurance
British America Assurance CS
Boston Odice
S A
Wiliam A. Beattie
England States
Nly
Mutual Insurance Co
W. L. Caverly
John H. Dane
Stantf
Geo. C. Lord
Alfred Presson
Jyls
Fire and Marine Ins. CO
Capital
George F. Osborne
Eugene B. Hinkley
Eliot Insurance CO
FERE
George A. Curtis
David W. Williams
H. Augustus Johnson
Greenleaf C. George
American Insurance Co
Messrs
George Croshaw & CO
Francis
J. W. Field
TuFeil
Alexander Shacer
T. Babbitt
Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Israel W. Munroe
Pres
Chas. A. Howland
Sec
W. Porter
Hotels
Riggs
W. Spofford
Gst
Washington, D.C
11&TuThastr
Young's Hotel
Head of
the Hipple
Gio
G. Hal J R. Whipple
Jal TuFom
Clarendon Hotel
Moody and Sankey Tabernacle
Berkeley
J. Pickering Draper
Adolphanthes
Head Place
Virginia
Providence Rivers
Jorfolk Oyster Company
Causeway
199
Seas Market Streets
Griffln’s
Tempie Place
Boots & Shoes
Varnum & McNaugut
R. H. Waite & Co
Istrict Court
James A. Woodbury
Exchange Street
F. W. Palfrey
Roland G. Usher
Marshal
Supreme Judicial Court
Christiana A. Brown
Ira A. Brown
Ira A
Iran
Christiana A. McKay
John S. Holmes
Suffolk, Ss
Chambers
Wolden
Augustus L. Louis
Esquire
John Noble
Saree A
Clapp
Southern Pine Lumber
7. & Hall
Hilly Street
Felo
Teoptf
Beau
Grifein
Temple Place
Bradley
Anderson
Supreme Court of the United States
Dominion
Fortune Bay
Newfoundland
Hayes
Ohio
Stanley Matthews
John Sherman
Mr Hayes
Senate
Justice Bradley
Louisiana Returning Board
J. Madison Wells
Congressman Foster
William E. Chandler
Wormley’s
Chandler
White House
J. Young Brown
Major Burke
Burke
Louisiana
Conference and Alliance
England
Russia
Germany
Austria
Vienna
Danubian
Roumania
Dardanelles
Turkey
Italy
Gambetta
Gladstone
Forster
Cincinnati Enquirer
East
Astor
Vanderbilt
Wall Street
Congress
Metropolis
Boston Board of Trade
Angels
Enquirer
Duke of Richmond
London Times
Cardinal Manning
College of Cardinals
Nevada
Grand Jury
St. Louis
Kentucky
Liberia
D. C
South
Telegraph
Ters
Massachusetts Legislature
Mr Beard
Alande
Joe
Simmons
Yessir
Franklin County
Mr Hammer
Mr Evarts
Lydia Maria Child
Samuel Tilden
Cincinnati
Flavius Josephus Cook
Tom Collins
Sothern
Worcester Press
Butler
N. O. Pig
Zeb. Vances
E. D. Winslow
Halstead
Alf. Burnett
Alf Way
Gustave Rohm
Brigham Young
State House
Ida Lewis
Illustrated
Providence Press
Rhode Island
Howells
the Atlantic
Detroit Free Press
Mr. Isayes
Illinois House
Macfarland
Jersey Dutchman
N. Y. Herald
Board of Aldermen
Joshua Duncklee
Duncklee
R. R. Springer
Philadelphia Times
Pettis
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Nicholas
Missouri
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